Augustana announces 2023-2024 athletic sponsorship opportunities

Augustana College announces a full slate of athletic sponsorship opportunities for the 2023-2024 school year. Opportunities include website and livestream promotion as well as game sponsorships and student-athlete of the week promotions. 

Sponsors also can choose in-venue promotion at seven campus facilities, including the state-of-the-art Lincoln Park Tennis Complex scheduled to open this fall. Offerings include one-time commitments to multi-year sponsorships to support the college’s athletic programs.

Annually, Augustana athletics social media earns more than 2.2 million impressions and the college’s athletics’ website receives more than half a million visits. Men’s and women’s basketball and volleyball attendance attracts a total of 15,000 attendees, and the Vikings’ five home football games attract a total annual attendance of more than 8,000 people. 

In the 2022-2023 school year, Augustana began hosting area high school wrestling competitions in the new women’s and men’s wrestling facilities at Carver Center. Looking ahead to the 2023-2024 school year, Augustana will host four Alleman High School “home” football games as well as multiple area high school contests at venues across campus, attracting thousands of spectators from across the region. 

Augustana’s Director of Annual Giving Erin Williams said community support of the college’s athletic programs impacts many students and campus programs. 

“We are grateful for the continued support of long-standing sponsors and of course always welcome new sponsors,” Williams said. “Their commitment ensures our athletic facilities remain in top-notch condition so our student-athletes can perform at their best.”

David DeSimone, Augustana’s athletic fundraising and engagement specialist, said Augustana’s athletic department’s mission is to offer an opportunity toward development of the total person for all students. Sponsorships are instrumental to supporting this goal, he said. 

“Every year we have 700 students experience the benefits of Augustana Vikings athletics,” he said. “Sponsorships from area business and community organizations support these student-athletes and their journey as they grow in mind, body and spirit at Augustana.”

For more information about securing a sponsorship, please contact DeSimone, 309-794-8986 or daviddesimone@augustana.edu.

For more information:
Nicole Lauer, 309-794-7645 or 630-796-9007; nicolelauer@augustana.edu